As the 214th New Jersey General Assembly began its tenure in Trenton today, most of the faces from Hudson County were familiar, since five of the six Assembly members were re-elected from previous terms.
The one new face was Charles Mainor, a 42-year-old JCPD detective who will represent the 31st District, which covers Bayonne and [...]
- New Jersey has a new governor governor-elect: Republican Chris Christie beat Gov. Corzine in yesterday’s election, with independent Chris Daggett finishing a distant third. The Ledger says Christie’s run was buoyed by July’s federal corruption probe that ensnared dozens of (mostly Democratic) politicians. The Record has matching pieces: How Christie Won, and How Corzine [...]
UPDATED Wednesday Nov. 4, 7:30 am with new numbers
No big surprise here, but the numbers that are in so far clearly show all six Democratic party candidates winning election to the state Assembly tonight.
In the 31st District, with 98.2 percent of precincts reporting, Anthony Chiappone (the incumbent) and Charles Mainor (running in place of [...]
Canvassers for the gubernatorial candidates this year were aggressively pushing the state’s new vote-by-mail option as a good (and no-risk) alternative to heading to the polls. As of late last week, about 175,000 voters had signed up for the option, but only about 100,000 had sent in the ballots.
So what happens if you wake [...]
- Today is election day. Get out there and vote for governor, the ballot question and your state Assembly representative. More info, including links to find your polling place, can be found here.
- About 250 people — including firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians — lined the waterfront at Exchange Place yesterday to welcome [...]
The polls will be open tomorrow from 6 am to 8 pm. The state Division of Elections suggests voting during off-peak hours (between 10 am and 3 pm) if at all possible, in order to avoid potential lines at the polls.
You still can avoid the polls altogether by applying in person for a vote [...]
- With just one day to go before the gubernatorial and state Assembly election, Hudson County Democrats and Republicans are working on a major get out the vote push. Politicker also has a look at the state of the Hudson County Democratic Organization as it gets ready to get out the vote for Gov. Corzine [...]
- This summer’s federal corruption busts have turned political campaigns around the state “inside out and emboldened underdog candidates,” the Associated Press reports.
- Matt Friedman takes a look at the race for the state Assembly’s 31st District, which covers Bayonne and part of Jersey City. The Dems are running Anthony Chiappone (who has been indicted [...]
- Despite the fact that he has been indicted, state Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone, who represents Bayonne and part of Jersey City in the 31st District, says he expects to be re-elected to a new term on Tuesday. And chances are he will, as he’s running on the Hudson County Democratic Organization ticket. (Jersey Journal story [...]
On Nov. 3, New Jerseyans will go to the polls in what is currently a too-close-to-call race for governor. In addition, Jersey City residents will vote on two state representatives to the Assembly in the three districts that make up the city (31st, 32nd and 33rd).
If you aren’t currently registered to vote, you have [...]
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